SUNFLOWERS ARE JOYFUL FLOWERS THAT ALWAYS MAKE ME SMILE.
MAY ALL YOUR DAYS BE FILLED WITH SUNFLOWERS!!!

Friday, April 30, 2010

365 Cards, Scrap It With a Song, Project Tuesday, Paper Cutz, Practical Scrappers, A Spoon Full of Sugar and Papertake Weekly

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is Heidi Grace; folded paper frame; 8 clear buttons; 8 knots of twine; 8 different colors; 8 clear gems; hand written sentiment.  TFL

365 Cards - Day 58 - Crazy Eights
Need to have 8 of 8 things - 3 different ones
I have 8 colors - black, cream, pink, blue, turquoise, yellow, orange and green;
8 clear button; 8 knots with twine; 8 clear gems


Scrap It With a Song #2 - Once Upon a Dream by Emily Osment
I decided to use the title for my sentiment

Stamps & Smiles - Project Tuesday - Folded Paper Frame

Paper Cutz #39 - Graduation theme

Practical Scrappers - Buttons

A Spoon Full of Sugar #101 - 3-D Something

Papertake Weekly - Do Something Different
a fold or technique you have never done before

365 Cards, ColorCreate, There's Magic in the Air, The Cuttlebug Spot, Delightful Skethes and Little Red Wagon

Here is my card for these challenges.  Digital image is There's Magic in the Air; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS (can you see the little dots?  I tried to make them look like tiger lilies one of my favorite flowers); Martha Stewart border punch; Cuttlebug border embossing folder; sentiment is Gina K; ribbon from Hobby Lobby.  TFL


365 Cards - Day 56 - Super Sketchy Sunday






Color Create #43
Burnt Orange, Black and Cream

There's Magic in the Air - Anything Goes
must use Easter Lilies freebie image

The Cuttlebug Spot - Favorite Flowers
must use Cuttlebug embossing

Delightful Sketches - Pull Out the Punches

Little Red Wagon - Sympathy

Inspirational Card Sketches, Just Cute Bears, 365 Cards, PaperPlay Challenges, Cratfy Catz, Your Next Stop Challenge and Digi Doodles

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed papers are DCWV and were a prize from Samantha at Scrapmaster's Paradise; digital image is Cuddly Buddly; coloring with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; sentiment tag is K&Company; baubbles and ribbon from my collection.  TFL



Inspirational Card Sketches #64 - sketch



Just Cute Bears #14 - sketch
must use a bear image









365 Cards - Day 61 - Add at least 3 different types of circular items
I used two different dotted papers, dotted ribbon and baubbles

PaperPlay Challenges #17 - Pretty Pastels

Crafty Catz #30 - Spots

Your Next Stop Challenge #15 - Going Dotty
use dots/spots

Digi Doodles Shops Best #5 - Anything Goes

SPCC, 365 Cards, The Treehouse and KAH-Wink-E-Dink

Here is my card for these challenges.  Kraft cardstock base; faux stitching technique; digital image sun if KAH-Wink-E-Dink; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; flower is punched from book and sprayed with glitter mist; Sizzix die cut center and 4 leaves that really move; button center with twine; sentiment is SU.  TFL


SPCC #45 - Color Combo
Dusty Durango, Kraft and Green Galore

365 Cards - Day 59 - Moving Parts
create image with moving parts...use a brad

The Treehouse #47 - Faux Technique and Birthday Theme

KAH-Wink-E-Dink - A Sunny Day
use freebie sun image and use color yellow

Stamp It Crazy

Here is my card for the Full Moon challenge at Stamp It Crazy this week.  Printed paper is from Target; added sequin bats, spider and sentiment; Stickles for the spider web; ribbon from my collection.  TFL

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Crazy 4 Challenges, Design Dollies, The Pink Elephant, The Crafty Pad, Simple Doodles, Ai Factory, Fab N Funky Challenge, Crafty Creations and Cute Card Thursday

Here is my card for these challenges.  I stamped the background paper on and old recycled brown paper bag using various stamps Technique Tuesday, Paper Studio and Hero Arts;; very old Offray ribbon; recycled old button from a worn out jacket; cording and rub on sentiment from my collection.  TFL



Crazy 4 Challenges - Case a DT card
I cased Barbara Anders card....here is her beautiful card









Design Dollies - Kraft & Bright Colors
No Neutrals

The Pink Elephant 364 - Aqua

The Crafty Pad #68 - Recycle Something
old button from worn out jacket and brown paper bag

Simple Doodles #16 - Something Old

Ai Factory - Use Buttons

Fab N Funky Challenge #21 - No Design Paper
can create own background paper

Crafty Creations #65 - Make Your Own Paper Background

Cute Card Thursday #110 - Make Your Own
feature element you have made - I made my own background paper

Card Positioning Systems, Allsorts, Flutter By Wednesday, The ABC Challenge and Lili of the Valley

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is DCWV; butterfly sticker is Special Moments; epoxy sentiment sticker and ribbon from my collection.  TFL


Card Positioning Systems #164 - sketch




Allsorts #49 - Picture Inspiration








Flutter By Wednesday #107 - Clean & Simple
use butterfly, fairy or angel

The ABC Challenge - T is for Thank You

Lili of the Valley #52 - Summer Theme

2 Sketches 4 You, Colour Q, Lexi's Creations, Paper Popsicles and Paper Cutz

Here is a Mother's Day card I made for a friend of mine; Various printed papers from my scraps; digital image is Paper Popsicles; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; sentiment tag handwritten; button and floss from my collection.  TFL



2 Sketches 4 You #51










Colour Q #30
Bravo Burgundy, Cameo Coral, Always Artichoke,
Sage Shadow and White

Lexi's Creations #12 - Recipe 3-2-1
3 papers
2 embellishments
1 image

Paper Popsicles - Mother's Day
must use freebie wreath digi

Paper Cutz #38 - Mother's Day
use digital or hand stamped image

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Twisted Sketches, Cards for Men and Quixotic Challenge

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed papers are DCWV and Paper Studio; torn and ink distressed edge; sentiment and balloon stickers, buttons and raffie ribbon from my collection.  TFL



Twisted Sketches #004 - Twist to Use Button










Cards for Men #9 - Monochrome

Quixotic Challenge #23 - How Distressing
do some distressing

Bugaboo Stamps and Totally Paper Crafts

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed papers are DCWV; digital image is Whimsie Doodles; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; glitter chalk for the sky; Glossy Accents for the puddle and drops; Spellbinders deckled oval; sentiment is Studio G; lace, ribbon chipboard button and epoxy dots from my collection.  TFL



Bugaboo Stamps - April Showers & Sketch






Totally Paper Crafts #13 - Recipe
4 embellishments
3 papers
2 ribbons/lace
1 image

Sketch Girl Annie, PaperSundaes, Oh Alice, Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge and Pile It On

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed papers are DCWV glitter stack; cupcake stickers popped up is EK Success; layered silk & paper flower with gem center; sentiment cut from paper.  TFL



Sketch Girl Annie #16








Paper Sundaes #15 - Build Paper Sundae
3 patterned papers, 2 cardstocks and a single flower

Oh Alice - Chapter 10 - Queen of Tarts
Food theme

Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge #9 - Birthday with a Sweet Treat

Pile It On #16 - Make It Sweet
combine with other challenges

Sketch Saturday, Color Throwdown, Robyn's Fetish, Simon Says Stamp Challenge, The Crazy Challenge and Practical Scrappers

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is DCWV glitter stack; digital image is Robyn's Fetish (Melinda mouse with flowers); coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Stickles on flower pot; Sizzix bookplate die cut; sentiment Studio G; buttons and silver cording from my collection.  TFL



Sketch Saturday #100 - sketch










Color Throwdown #90
Barely Banana, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Pale Plum

Robyn's Fetish - Sparkle
use Robyn's Fetish image


Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Buttons, Bows & Bling


The Crazy Challenge - Buttons, Brads & Eyelets
use any of these

Practical Scrappers - Buttons

Same Old Scrap, Crafting in Croatia, 365 Cards, Staceys Stamping Stage, Sassy Designs by Susie & Vikki, Pollycraft and Creative Craft Challenge

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is DCWV; decorative edge scissors; torn edge; punched and sculpted flowers with gem centers; sentiment Studio G.  TFL





Same Old Scrap - sketch


Crafting in Croatia - use her card as inspiration









365 cards - Day 57- Photo Inspiration










Stacey's Stamping Stage #27 - Color Combo
Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White and Certainly Celery

Sassy Designs by Susie & Vikki #45 - Make Your Own Flowers

Pollycraft #41 - Make Your Own Flowers

Creative Craft Challenge - Bloomin Marvelous
flowers - handmade or bought

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Friday Sketchers, Picture Perfect Creations, Designed 2 Delight, Creative Card Crew and Rainbow Lady's Challenge

Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed papers are DCWV; Cuttlebug embossing folder; digital image is Designed 2 Delight; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; glitter chalk for the sky; Glossy Accents for the puddle and raindrops; sentiment is K&Company; paper flower with brad center.  TFL




Friday Sketchers #99 - Sketch









Picture Perfect Creations #10 - Color Combo
Certainly Celery, Bordering Blue, Real Red and Crushed Curry


Designed 2 Delight Delightful Inspiration - April Showers
progressive April challenge

Creative Card Crew #49 - April Showers Bring May Flowers

Rainbow Lady's Challenge #100 - April Showers
needs to have rain on the card

Inktegrity, Little Paper Shop, ABC Design Blog, Sophisti-Cat Challenge, Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday, Town Scrapper, The Corrosive Challenge and Stamp Something

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is Making Memories; digital image and sentiment are Inktegrity; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; Stickles on wings; Martha Stewart border punch; ribbon, flower and charm from my collection.  TFL



Inktegrity #8 Hump Day sketch
must use an Inktegrity image









Little Paper Shop #65 - Color Combo
Banana, Lilac and White

ABC Design Blog - Recipe Challenge
1 punch, 2 stamps, 3 embellishments


Sophisti-Cat Challenge #30 - Card for a Child

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday #37 - Girlie

The Town Scrapper - Girlie

The Corrosive Challenge #61 - Magically Delicious
use a charm

Stamp Something - Charmed Somethings
use a charm

Susie & Vikki's Christmas Club

Here is my card for the #14 challenge at Susie & Vikki's Christmas Club to use Joy, Peace or Noel on Christmas card.  Printed paper is DCWV; machine stitching; layered silk flowers with brad center; metallic ribbon from my collection.  TFL

OCC Sketch, Play Date Cafe, The Treehouse and Paper Play Challenges

Here is my card for the challenges.  Digital image is The Treehouse; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; decorative edge scissors; ribbons from Michaels; chipboard button is Colorbok.  TFL



OCC Sketch #12








Play Date Cafe #26 - Color Combo
Clay, Cream, Turquoisey and can use silver or gray

The Treehouse #46 - Inspirational challenge

PaperPlay Challenges 316 - No Patterned Paper

Monday, April 26, 2010

Papertake Weekly, Die Cuts R Us, Design Dollies, Caardvarks, Polka Doodles, Charisma Cardz, OWH Stars & Stamps, One Stop Craft and Something Completely Different

Here is my card for these challenges.  Background is Coredinations cardstock embossed and sanded; sentiment is Earth Day freebies from Raindrop Echo Designs; real pressed leaf from my tree with clear acrylic on top; metal turns with brads; twine knotted around each edge.  TFL




Papertake Weekly #39 - Sketch









Die Cuts R Us  #35 - Earth Day
add one nature embellishment

Design Dollies - A Non-traditional Element

Caardvarks - Monochrome

Polka Doodles #16 - Monochrome

Charisma Cards #16 - Quote Me


OWH Stars and Stamps - Hardware
use anything metal

One Stop Craft #77 - Metallic

Something Completely Different #48 - Letter H
use something that starts with letter H - Hardware

Card Patterns, 365 Cards, Cricutters Anonymous and Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

Here is my card for the challenges;  Printed paper is DCWV with torn and inked edges; ladybugs are Cricut die cuts from Walk in theGarden and sentiment is from Wild Card; calendar is from old calendar page.  TFL



Card Patterns #61 - Sketch







365 Cards - Day 52 - Save the Date

Cricutters Anonymous #34 - Picnic Inspiration
use a Cricut cartridge
I used Walk in the Garden and Wild Card

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #80 - Distressing

Midnight Madness, Digi Doodle Shops Best, Sew Many Challenges, Shirley's 2 Girls, Our Creative Corner, One Stitch At a Time, Dare U2 Digi Stamp, Crafty Catz and 365 Cards

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper and yellow stripe ribbon was prize from Pam at 365 Cards; hand stitching in the corners; digital image is Sew Many (three layers on flower and two layers on leaf and bird; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; glitter chalk for background; Spellbinders pinked circle; silk and paper flowers with gem centers; heart stick pin and green ribbon from my collection.  TFL




Midnight Madness #50 - sketch









Digi Doodle Shops Best #4 - Color Combo
Blue, Yellow and Green

Sew Many Challenges #12 - Anything Goes

Shirley's 2 Girls #53 - Spring Has Sprung
twist to use flowers

Our Creative Corner - Blossoms

One Stitch At  a Time #10 - Flowers

Dare U2 Digi Stamp #36 - Flowers

Crafty Catz #29 - Stitching


365 Cards - Day 55 - On Pins and Needles
incorporate a decorative pin and do some sewing

Friday, April 23, 2010

Tuesday Morning, 365 Cards and Colour Q



Here is my card for the challenges.  Printed papers are DCWV and EK Success; Spellbinders inverted scalloped circles; punched and folded flower for very center; Stickles; SU tab punch; sentiment gold outline sticker; ribbon from Target.  TFL




Tuesday Morning #42 - sketch









365 Cards - Day 54 - Fancy Fold
do a Joy Folded card

Colour Q
Bravo Burgundy
Tangerine Tango
YoYo Yellow
Green Galore
White

365 Cards, Stamps & Smiles, Incy-Wincy Designs, Little Paper Stop, Simon Says Challenge, One Stop Craft Challenge and Our Creative Corner

Here is my first ever spiral pop-up card for these challenges.  Printed papers are Paper Studio; Spellbinders scalloped circle; Martha Stewart butterflies punches; Cuttlebug embossing folder on butterflies on the front; sentiment SU.  TFL





365 Cards - Day 49 - Super Sketchy Sunday






Stamps & Smiles - Project Tuesday - Spiral Pop-up Card

Incy Wincy Designs #39 - Black, White and one other color

Little Paper Shop - Birthday Celebration

Simon Says Challenge - Things with Wings

One Stop Craft Challenge #76 - Things with Wings

Our Creative Corner - Beautiful Butterflies

Everything But the Kitchen Sink, Cupcake Craft Challenges, Kah-Wink-E-Dink, Kaboodle Doodles, Crafty Creations and Sassy Designs by Susie & Vikki

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is DCWV; Cuttlebug 2 different embossing folders; digital image is Kah-Wink-E-Dink; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; sentiment is My Sentiments Exactly; fun foam stars with Stickles; distress torn edges.  TFL





Everything But the Kitchen Sink #13 - photo inspiration
I used pretty much the shape for my inspiration








Cupcake Craft Challenges #87 - Red & White

Kah-WInk-E-Dink - use the digital baseball player
use favorite baseball team colors (Phillies - red and white)

Kaboodle Doodles #29 - Embossing

Crafty Creations #64 - Distressing

Sassy Design by Susie & Vikki #44 - Tear It Up

Sunday Sketch & Stamp, Simple Doodles, Fab N Funky Challenges, 365 Cards, SPCC, Raise The Bar, The Crazy Challenge and A Spoon Full of Sugar

Here is my card for these challenges.  Printed paper is from a very old DCWV stack that I have had for a very long time; digital cupcake image is Simple Doodles; coloring done with Prismacolor pencils and OMS; 3-D paint on the frosting; Stickles on candle flame; Spellbinders die cut label; Sakura souffle pen for dots; magic mesh that I had forgotten I even had from about 4 years ago; buttons were from a button swap about 3 years ago; pearl cotton from my mother about 10 years ago; sentiment is Digiments Sentiments that I won about a year ago.  TFL



Sunday Sketch & Stamp #26 - use old sketch
I chose sketch #20






Simple Doodles #16 - Something Old

Fab N Funky Challenges #20 - Get It All Out
paper pack that neglected

365 Cards - Day 50 - Digging Deep from Bottom of Stash
1.  Item more than year old.......DCWV paper stack
2.  Something that you were given and have never used.....buttons from swap 3 years ago
3.  Something you forgot you had......magic mesh

SPCC #44 - Color Combo
Gable Green, Green Galore and Dusty Durango

Raise The Bar #15 - Color Me Happy
use your favorite color in different hues

The Crazy Challenge - Cupcakes

A Spoon Full of Sugar #100 - Happy Birthday